This year’s Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) will present 36 concerts, events, talks and masterclasses across a range of venues in Townsville-Gurambilbarra and Magnetic Island, over a 10-day period from 26 July to 4 August. The program will include more than 40 musicians and presenters, including 10 international and 20 Australian artists, as well as five ensembles.
At a time when many music events and festivals in Australia have been struggling to survive since COVID struck, followed by rising cost of living challenges, with reduced programming and many festival cancellations so far this year, AFCM appears to be thriving. It is recognised as one of the major chamber music festivals, not only in the southern hemisphere but across the globe, so ArtsHub asks what is it that makes this festival and the art form so attractive?
